I just finished my z/VM 5.2 install in June (after a DASD upgrade to get off the internal disk on the MP3000 and a processor upgrade to something that supported 5.2). There is no TDSK on any 520 volume by default. There is reference to making a 520SPL volume for SPOOL and and a 520PAG volume for PAGE, but nothing in the Guide for Automated Installation and Service about needing to define TDSK. I did, but only because I knew I had some before and users using it. There is no SPOOL or PAGE on 520RES and they did away with the small amount of TDSK too, it seems. Only DRCT on 520RES.
On 11/5/07, Gentry, Stephen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Respectfully, I find it a little hard to believe that your 5.2 system did > not come shipped with TDISK (or TDSK). I'm reasonably confident that all > recent versions of VM have TDSK defined when they're installed. Did someone > delete it after 5.2 was installed? I would then question why they did it > because TDSK always comes in handy. Plus the amount defined at initial > install isn't very big, so it isn't using much disk space. However, > reflecting on the install process, it's been over a year since I installed > 5.2, there may be an option to install TDSK during the initial install. > Maybe it was glossed over during the install. > > > > Steve G. > > > ________________________________ > > > From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Hamilton, Brian > Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2007 2:13 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [IBMVM] Have no TDSK defined on our system, can I define it and use > it without performing an IPL? > > Sorry it's been awhile, our 5.2 system doesn't have any TDSK defined and I > would like to define 100 cylinders as TDSK. I have a volume that I use for > allocating mini disks, its approx. 75% empty and I want to allocate the last > 100 cylinders as TDSK. > > > > Can this be done with an IPL? And to do allocate the space do I just > invoke CPFMTXA, then ALLOCATE TDSK? > > > > Thanks
